Earth Day with Paul Winter
Paul Winter performed to a full house at Norfolk’s Church of Christ Congregational in celebration of Earth Day weekend. Winter, a multiple Grammy Award winner, has long been known for his musical connection to the earth and his efforts to promote an awareness in supporting cultural and biological diversity. Photo by Jude Mead.
Bubble and Boil
Russell Russ explains sap collection and syrup making to visitors at Great Mountain Forest’s recent open house. Photo by Peter Chaffetz.
Sidewalks Be Gone!
Town employees pulled up old sidewalk slates outside Norfolk’s United Church of Christ Congregational at the end of March and began filling the gap with topsoil trucked in for the purpose. Public Works Foreman Troy LaMere smoothed the way with a rake as colleague Tom Gorski graded the path, preparing it for grass seed. The […]
Tariffs Pose Risks for Maple Syrup
Matt Gallagher, director of programs and operations at Great Mountain Forest, stokes a gleaming sap evaporator—emblem of potential challenges ahead for maple syrup producers. A possible tariff war between the United States and Canada could affect the maple business since most equipment used to make the product comes from Canada. Peter Gregg, publisher of The […]
Big Birds Return
Norfolk is the spring and summer home of several species of large birds, including this trio of Sandhill cranes who returned on March 8. That was about on schedule according to records kept by local resident Marie Civco. Last year’s colt, as the young birds are known, was kicked out of the family group a […]
The Sky’s the Limit on WIN Weekend
Astronomer Matthew Johnson brought his solar telescope to let WIN visitors observe sunspots and other phenomena. He also showed how he uses a portable photon meter to measure how dark the sky is in Norfolk and Colebrook.
Summer Favorites Return for Winter WIN Weekend
Last summer’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Wind Quintet was warmly welcomed back to town by a full house at the Norfolk Library for WIN weekend. The players—Michael Huerta, flute; Annie Winkelman, oboe; Nicole Martin, clarinet; Darius Farhoumand, bassoon; and Gretchen Berendt, horn—presented a lively program enjoyed by all ages.
An Alfredo Taylor Where You Least Expect It
The Curtis Insurance building at 49 Main St. in North Canaan is one of the only surviving gas station buildings originally designed for owner Martin B. Dodd (1881-1944) by eclectic Norfolk architect Alfredo Taylor. According to “Alfredo Taylor in Norfolk” by Ann Havemeyer and Robert Dance, Taylor delivered this English cottage-style building, complete with “slate […]
Norfolk Library is Celebrated in Print
Norfolk Library Director Ann Havemeyer, also an architectural historian, signs copies of her just-released book, “The Norfolk Library: History, Culture, Community” during a reception over WIN Weekend. It it, Havemeyer examines the library’s position at the center of Norfolk town life since its founding in 1888, including the vital support of the Library Associates. New […]
From All Angels
Throughout the month of February, Garet&Co will be returning to Norfolk to present their third annual performance in the Battell Chapel, where each piece will be set in the round. In this presentation, titled “From All Angles”, the audience will witness the translation of three of the works presented at their fall show. “Can’t Keep […]
